Meaning of cheerful in English

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« To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age. »
Amos Bronson Alcott
« Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. »
Thomas Carlyle
« I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. »
Martha Washington
« The Negro people of America... have cut our forests, tilled our fields, built our railroads, fought our battles, and in all of their trials they have manifested a simple faith, a grateful heart, a cheerful spirit, and an undivided loyalty . »
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
« One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At midday the sun may burn, and men labor under it but the morning and evening should be alike calm and cheerful. »
Thomas Arnold